Stroll, Updated Edition by Micallef, Shawn

Stroll, Updated Edition

THE TORONTO STAR'S "30 BOOKS WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS SPRING"The updated edition of a Toronto...
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Author: Shawn Micallef
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Stroll, Updated Edition by Micallef, Shawn

Stroll, Updated Edition

CHF 31.48

Stroll, Updated Edition

CHF 31.48
Author: Shawn Micallef
Format: Paperback
Language: English

THE TORONTO STAR'S "30 BOOKS WE CAN'T WAIT TO READ THIS SPRING"

The updated edition of a Toronto favourite meanders around some of the city's unique neighborhoods and considers what makes a city walkable

What is the 'Toronto look'? Glass skyscrapers rise beside Victorian homes, and Brutalist apartment buildings often mark the edge of leafy ravines, creating a city of contrasts whose architectural look can only be defined by telling the story of how it came together and how it works, today, as an imperfect machine.Shawn Micallef has been examining Toronto's streetscapes for decades. His psychogeographic reportages situate Toronto's buildings and streets in living, breathing detail, and tell us about the people who use them; the ways, intended or otherwise, that they are being used; and how they are evolving.

Stroll celebrates Toronto's details - some subtle, others grand - at the speed of walking and, in so doing, helps us to better get to know its many neighbourhoods, taking us from well-known spots like the CN Tower and Pearson Airport to the overlooked corners of Scarborough and all the way to the end of the Leslie Street Spit in Lake Ontario.


"When I moved to Toronto in 2011, Stroll was the first book I added to my library and course reading lists. My students and I get lost in the PATH, sneak into lobbies, and visit the archives with this book as our guide. Micallef's friendly voice invites us to slow down and notice not just a few landmark buildings but the city's built fabric as a whole. This updated version offers our collective memory a much-needed affectionate yet critical view of recent changes to the city." - Erica Allen-Kim, Author of Building Little Saigon


"Stroll is a delightful and eccentric guidebook, full of clever writing, amusing stories and charming maps that will make you want to strap on your walking shoes and head into the streets of Toronto." - Carol Off, Author/Broadcaster


"Shawn Micallef is the unofficial mayor of Toronto, the genial ambassador the city needs and deserves. As he strolls Toronto's broad avenues and its little streets, he finds hidden pockets of delight - and weirdness, too. Join him and fall in love with the city again." - Liz Renzetti, author of Bury the Lead


"Shawn Micallef looks at the city in a way we all should more often - he sees it as a living book that is alive with stories just waiting to be told to the attentive observer. In Stroll, he gives us an introduction to just how interesting and surprisingly dramatic those stories are, and how exciting our city is when we hear them." - David Crombie, former mayor of Toronto
"A smart and intimate guide to the city that makes you feel like an insider from start to finish." - Douglas Coupland


This new edition updates things in the city that have changed and includes several new walks.

Author: Shawn Micallef
Publisher: Coach House Books
Published: 05/21/2024
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781552454800

About the Author

Shawn Micallef is the author of Frontier City: Toronto on the Verge of Greatness, Full Frontal TO: Exploring Toronto's Vernacular Architecture and The Trouble With Brunch: Work, Class and the Pursuit of Leisure. He's a weekly columnist at the Toronto Star, instructor at University of Toronto, a Senior Fellow at Massey College and a co-founder and senior editor of the magazine Spacing.

Marlena Zuber has been an illustrator for over twenty years and has received various awards in Canada and the US for her illustrations. In addition to making maps and illustrating books and magazines, Marlena has fifteen years of experience in Toronto and eight years' experience in North Hastings County as an arts program coordinator, facilitator, educator, and creative community builder with adults and youth from various backgrounds and abilities. Marlena lives in the beautiful town of Maynooth.


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